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Author Re: Forza Motorsport 2 realtime screens
Dave

2006-09-08, 7:52 pm

In article <45012C7D.B6C77F80@blueyonder.co.uk>, Paul Heslop <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
quote:

>the top view on GT4 were really crap though.


Seconding the other guy's post, I always stay in-car.
Yes, I'd love them to add true cockpits ala PGR3. But you know
what? In playing that game 3-4 hrs (borrowed X360), I found myself
turning off the dash. Why? While it is very pretty, it is
distracting and gives you less of a view of the road than you'd have
in real racing. I auto-X and have tracked my car a couple of times.
You pay zero attention to the cockpit. And, at least with my Miata,
you see a lot more outside than from these cockpit views.

after three tries that
quote:

>was the best they could do? I always loved the GT series but that game
>had to be the biggest let down in many depts.


I agree there. While the 480p and 1080i, 500+ cars and record # of
tracks were all improvements, it just was too much like GT3 after
the long wait.

quote:

>get NO PENALTY! In a 'sim' surely it should be evenly balanced and
>both cars play by the same rules?


I'm just more tired of the crappy AI. But I didn't think Forza's
was all that good either. Check that, it was excellent on some
tracks (LS) horrid on others (most fantasy tracks, Road Atlanta).
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